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Pulmonary Hypertension: Beyond the Swan Ganz Catheter

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Hard to Manage• RV performance preload dependent• Minor fluctuations in fluid status cause majorchanges in CO and gas exchange• Septum pushes into LV, causes diastolicdysfunction and reduces CO• Develop interstitial edema at lower PCWP– Hydrostatic pressure that causes edema is PCWP+ (40% mPAP/PCWP)

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